Vault-door.



G. W. KENNINGTON.

VAULT DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1913.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. KENNING- TON, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Vault-Door, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention has for its object to provide a vault door, which is simpleand cheap in construction, and which may be readily operated, the doorbeing constructed in a manner that will leave it normally flush with thedoor frame.

The novel arrangement consists of the combination of an outside frame,formed of channel members, which are supported by side and end flanges,and a plate door or doors, fitting the frame, the door or doors beingpivoted to the frame by studs, disposed below the doors, and journaledin hearings in the frame.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingcomplete specification, in which the preferred form of the invention isdisclosed.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the views, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of myimprovement, with parts broken away to show the construction; Fig. 2 isa sectional View on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlargedfragmentary view showing the relative and normal positions of the endmembers of the .frame and the ends of a door; Fig. elis a sectional Viewon the line i -4t of Fig. 1; and Fi 5 1s a sectional new on the line 5-5of D Flg. 1.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that a frame 10 18provided, consisting of end U-shaped frame members 11, having their flanes 12 inwardl dis nosed and side a y l U-shaped frame members 13, havingtheir flanges 14- outwardly d1sposed. The U- shaped members 11 and 13are bolted to the members 15, these members. 15 havlng upwardly disposedflanges 16 at their mner sides. The end and slde members 15 are securedto the vault in any approved manner.

Disposed for closing the frame 10 there are doors 17, the doors 17having members 18, secured to their under-sic es, and projecting fromtheir ends 19, these members 18 normally engaging the under sides of theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8, 1913.

Patentedllllee. 23,1213,

Serial 110. $259,729.

upper flanges 12 of the U-shaped members 11. The members 18 are angular,and have depending flanges 20. Secured to these members 18, and disposedacross the ends 19 of the doors there are studs 21, which have terminals22, projecting beyond the doors 17, the terminals being ournaled inbearings 23 in the U-shaped members 13. These bearings 23 are disposedbelow the horizontal plane of the upper flanges 1 1 of the tishapedmembers 13, so that the doors 17 will be pivoted on axes disposed belowthe horizontal plane at the top of the frame 10.

Bolted to the inner sides of the side members 13 there are rails 21,having gutters 25, these gutters being provided for catching any waterwhich may leak between the sides 17 of the doors 17, and the U-shapedside members 13. The rails 21 serve to support the doors 17 when theyare in position flush with the upper flanges 12 and 11 of the U- shapedmembers 11 and 13. Angular memhere 26 are secured to the under sides ofthe doors 17, for the purpose of reinforcement. Secured to one of thedoors 17 there is a gutter member 27, which extends under the opening28, between the doors 17, for collecting any liquid which may passthrough the said. opening 28.

When the vault door and frame are con structed in the manner described,the doors 17 will be flush with the upper flanges 12 and 1 1 of theU-shaped members 11 and 13, when the doors are closed, and the doorswill be supported in closed position, not only by the rails 25 at thesides of the doors, but they will also be supported by the members 18which project from the under side of the ends of the doors, and engagethe under side of the upper flanges 12 of the U-shaped members 11.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new, and desire to secureby'Letters Patent:

1. In an article of the class described, a frame consisting of endmembers with inwardly disposed flanges, and side members with outwardlydisposed flanges, two doors fitting the frame, and shafts disposed belowthe doors and journaled in bearings in the side members adj accnt theend members.

2. In an article of the class described, a frame consisting of endmembers with inwardly disposed flanges, and side members with outwardlydisposed flanges, two doors fitting the frame, shafts disposed below thedoors, and journaled in bearings in the side members adjacent the endmembers, rails secured to the inner sides of and spaced from the top ofthe side members for supporting the doors.

3. In an article of the class described, a frame consisting of endmembers with in wardly disposed flanges, and side members with outwardlydisposed flanges, two doors fitting the frame, shafts disposed below thedoors, and journaled in bearings in the side members adjacent, the endmembers, and members having upwardly disposed flanges at their innersides for engaging and supporting the end and side members.

at. In an article of the class described, a frame consisting of endmembers with inwardly disposed flanges, and side members with outwardlydisposed flanges, two doors fitting the frame, shafts disposed below thedoors, and journaled in bearings in the side members adjacent the endmembers, and rails secured to the inner side of and spaced from the topof the side members for supporting the doors, there being gutters in theside rails for the purpose specified.

5. In an article of the class described, a frame consisting of endmembers with inwardly disposed flanges, and side members with outwardlydisposed flanges, two doors fitting the frame, shafts disposed below thedoors, and journaled in bearings in the side members adjacent the endmembers, members having upwardly disposed flanges at their inner sidesfor engaging and supporting the end and side members, and rails securedto the inner sides of and spaced from the top of the side members forsupporting the doors, there being gutters in the side rails for thepurpose specified.

6. In an article of the class described, a frame consisting of end andside members, one of the end members having an inwardly disposed flange,a. door for cooperating with the frame, a member secured to the underside of an end of the door, and normally engaging the under side of theflange on the end member of the frame, a shaft secured to the under sideof the door adjacent the said end of the door, the shaft being journaledin bearings in the side members of the frame, side rails secured to theinner sides of and spaced from the top of the side members, forsupporting the door, and members having upwardly disposed flanges attheir inner sides for engaging and supporting the end and side members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE V. KENNINGTON.

Witnesses:

EVERARD B. MARsHALL, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

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